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David James Poissant on Compression, Tension, and Writing Scared

David James Poissant on Compression, Tension, and Writing Scared

"I guess what I’m saying is that I just love short stories, period."

By Mike Matesich | November 2, 2016

Junot Diaz on the Joys of the Young and the Stories of the Dead

Junot Diaz on the Joys of the Young and the Stories of the Dead

In Conversation with Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | October 27, 2016

Ann Cleeves, Master of the Village Noir

Ann Cleeves, Master of the Village Noir

Murder Most Foul, From the Moors of Northumberland, to the Shetland Islands

By Daneet Steffens | October 3, 2016

How J.M. Coetzee wrote His Booker Prize-Winning Book

How J.M. Coetzee wrote His Booker Prize-Winning Book

Disgrace">On the Many False Starts and Revisions to Disgrace

By David Attwell | September 29, 2016

Lily King and Margot Livesey on Loss, Inspiration, and Ambition

Lily King and Margot Livesey on Loss, Inspiration, and Ambition

Mercury and Euphoria in Conversation">The Authors of Mercury and Euphoria in Conversation

By Literary Hub | September 26, 2016

What Jane Austen Can Teach Us About Building Suspense

What Jane Austen Can Teach Us About Building Suspense

How to Use Dramatic Irony and Plot Secrets

By Rebecca Smith | September 21, 2016

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How to Be a Writer: 10 Tips from Rebecca Solnit

By Rebecca Solnit | September 13, 2016

The Editor Inside My Head is a Cruel and Demanding S.O.B.

By Michael Koryta | September 2, 2016

Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview

By Literary Hub | September 1, 2016

There is No Secret to Writing About People Who Do Not Look Like You

There is No Secret to Writing About People Who Do Not Look Like You

Brandon Taylor on the Importance of Empathy As Craft

By Brandon Taylor | August 25, 2016

The First Rule of Write Club Is...

The First Rule of Write Club Is...

Guy Gavriel Kay on Sorting Through Millions of Rules for Writing

By Guy Gavriel Kay | July 6, 2016

The Art of the Short Story: Helen Phillips and Matthew Vollmer

The Art of the Short Story: Helen Phillips and Matthew Vollmer

On Plot Twists, "What Ifs," and Letting Oneself Get Weird

By Literary Hub | July 5, 2016

Literary or Genre, It's the Plot That Counts

Literary or Genre, It's the Plot That Counts

Emily Barton on the Importance of Moving a Story Forward

By Emily Barton | June 30, 2016

Why Does Anyone Write?

Why Does Anyone Write?

Writing a Novel is a Painful and Bloody Process

By Alice Adams | June 29, 2016

What Kind of Writer Are You: Cook or Baker?

What Kind of Writer Are You: Cook or Baker?

Improvise and Season Liberally; You Can Always Salvage Dinner

By Anna North | June 28, 2016

Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

Kim Liao on Flipping Your Perspective on Submissions, and Failing Best

By Kim Liao | June 28, 2016

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